The volumes on offer by Fonterra at the next GlobalDairyTrade (GDT) auction on July 16th are as previously forecast with a total of 19,500 tons of whole milk powder (WMP) being offered. Across the next 12 months Fonterra is forecast to offer 499,000 tons of WMP for sale on GDT, and 157,630 tons of skim milk powder (SMP).

In order to utilize USDA's Electronic Trade Document Exchange (eTDE) System for EU Dairy and Health and Transit Export Certificates U.S. dairy exporters must register and participate in web-based training by August 31, 2013.

Cheese and whey production in the US West and its place in the global economy will be the theme for this year's Global Cheese Technology Forum (GCTF) being held October 21-23, 2013 at the Peppermill Resort in Reno, NV. The conference is being organized collaboratively by the Dairy Products Technology Center (DPTC) at California Polytechnic State University, the Western Dairy Center at Utah State University and The American Dairy Products Institute.

Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) has accepted seven requests for export assistance to sell 833,347 pounds (378 metric tons) of Cheddar and Monterey Jack cheese and 992,080 pounds (450 metric tons) of butter to customers in Asia, the Middle East and Central America.

The volume of WMP exported out of New Zealand (NZ) this year to date equates to just over 580,000 tons. This is 12.5% more than was exported during the same period in 2012, and 9% more than 2011. The high export volumes this year were a result of the excess volumes of milk that were produced in the first half of NZ's 2012/13 dairying season.

Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) has accepted 16 requests for export assistance to sell 2.361 million pounds (1,071 metric tons) of Cheddar, Gouda and Monterey Jack cheese and 665,796 pounds (302 metric tons) of butter to customers in Asia, the Middle East and North Africa.